Billy Martin in sixteen years as head coach has compiled an outstanding record of 368-70 His '05 team ended the year ranked 1 in the country after capturing the NCAA title. He has coached Justin Gimelstob and Kevin Kim on his UCLA teams, the '95 & '96 U.S. National Jr. champs. A highly-touted junior player entering UCLA, Martin captured the 1973 and 1974 singles titles at the Junior Wimbleton, Junior U.S. Open and Junior Orange Bowl tournaments. As a Bruin freshman, he guided the 1975 team to one of its best seasons, posting a perfect 19-0 dual match record en route to an NCAA team championship.
Following his 1975 NCAA singles victory, Martin turned professional and enjoyed a fine career. He reached the Wimbleton singles quarterfinals in 1977. He was selected Rookie of the Year in his first professional season. Billy won the French mixed Doubles in 1979. Martin has directed the Bassett-Martin Tennis Camp for 27 years. Many highly ranked national and sectional junior players have attended his camps. Coach Martin was inducted into the Collegiate Hall of Fame in 1996 and was the 1996 NCAA Division 1 Coach of the year.
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